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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs ever, my hon. Friend is a great advocate for her North Devon constituents. In the national bus strategy, the Department for Transport committed to conducting a wholesale review…20 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to announce today that the independent inclusion at work panel has launched their report on achieving fairness and inclusion for all in the workplace. The report,…20 Mar 2024HANSARDIsraeli Victims of Sexual Abuse by HamasI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the issue. She will be pleased to know that just last week, following calls from the UK, Lord Ahmad, the Minister in the other place,…20 Mar 2024HANSARDIsraeli Victims of Sexual Abuse by HamasI thank my hon. Friend for her tireless campaigning on behalf of Israeli victims of Hamas. This Government are appalled by reports of sexual violence since 7 October in Israel and…20 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman raises a good point, and he is quite right. My right hon. Friend Minister for Trade Policy has engaged with them. In fact, upon the return of the Northern…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I would like to thank Members across the House and noble Lords in the other place for the interest they have shown in this…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTurkey Trade NegotiationsOn Thursday 14 March 2024, the Department for Business and Trade launched negotiations for a new, upgraded free trade agreement with Turkey. In line with our commitments to…14 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: IsraelIsrael remains a part of the FTA programme, and negotiations continue. I had a productive meeting with Israel’s Minister of Economy, Nir Barkat, last week in Abu Dhabi, where we…07 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: IsraelMy hon. Friend will be pleased to know that we held a virtual negotiating round with Israel in February, focused primarily on services. That is one of the things that we are doing…07 Mar 2024HANSARDFree Trade Agreement Negotiations: IsraelYes, I can give the right hon. Member that assurance. We are clear under our existing UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement that Israeli goods originating from the State of…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to expand on what I said last time I was at the Dispatch Box on this topic. I repeat that our engagement with Canada on trade issues has been extensive across…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will remember that we had the Northern Ireland investment summit, at which we talked about bringing more investment into Northern Ireland. He will know that…07 Mar 2024HANSARDEU Withdrawal: Impact on BusinessesSince we left the EU, we have used our new freedoms to secure free trade deals with 73 countries, including EU partners, and that accounted for £1.1 trillion of UK trade in 2022.…07 Mar 2024HANSARDEU Withdrawal: Impact on BusinessesAs ever, my hon. Friend is a great advocate for his Cleethorpes constituency. He is right that Immingham is the No. 1 port in terms of tonnage and is vital to our trade with the…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, I travelled to Abu Dhabi for the 13th World Trade Organisation ministerial conference, where I met counterparts from many countries, including Australia, New Zealand,…07 Mar 2024HANSARDEU Withdrawal: Impact on BusinessesI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Many of the issues that businesses have been raising with us are specific not to the TCA but to member countries. That is why Ministers and…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recommend to the hon. Lady the report produced by my Department on 31 January about the benefits of Brexit. It explains exactly what is happening with the UK economy. Claiming…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am disappointed that the hon. Gentleman feels that we have not been investing as much as we should. What we have done in Port Talbot is the biggest investment that Government…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsJust on the first point, if the hon. Member still wants to believe Canada before the UK, that is his business, but we on the Conservative Benches know who we are working for, and…07 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises a significant issue around ensuring that disabled people are able to access employment and are paid properly. We have no plans to introduce mandatory…07 Mar 2024